And You Thought It Would Be Iran

Is this an offer of help against the more obvious bad guys or some sort of weird, veiled threat against Musharraf? You make the call.

The United States is "ready, willing and able" to conduct joint combat operations with Pakistani troops against insurgents in Pakistan if Islamabad agrees, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.

Considering that Musharraf immediately said no, well... listen, things with Pakistan are complicated, ok? Just don't pay it any mind; I'm sure it will fix itself.